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03:00 pm - Lucky Coyote

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/luckycoyote.asp

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07:31 pm - Crock Pot Disaster?

My husband and I bought a little 2qt crockpot today. Trying to remove it from the box, my husband had some trouble and in an unclear series of events chipped the edge of the bottom of the crock.

I don't know if it's ok to use it or if we should try and exchange it. Any advice or experiences?

ETA: Any suggestions on two-people recipes? Websites? I know I can do the math on all the regular recipes, but it's worth a shot! :)

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greedyslayer

03:03 pm - Island Kills Pregnant Woman--Wait, What about Danielle & Alex?

It just occurred to me: if after the Incident/Dharma, the Island was lethal to pregnant woman, how did Danielle have Alex without either of them dying?

what_a_crock

marci_ny

01:57 pm - Pumpkin Butter Recipe Needed

Does anyone have a pumpkin butter recipe? Thanks in advance! :)

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loving_life2518

10:59 am

Okay, this isn't really cooking related but it IS food related.

I'm having to go grocery shopping tomorrow and the food I get needs to last about a month.

What should I stock up on?
How can I preserve my fruits and veggies?

I have a standard sized freezer/fridge combo so I don't have a whole lot of space.

cross posted to cooking

03:00 pm - Greyhound Park Closure

http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/greyhounds.asp

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swiftheartxxx

03:32 pm - Chili Dear

Hello, Ive been watching the community for a while now and decided I would share my Deer Chili... :)
I hope you all enjoy the recipe. :)

2lbs of ground deer meat
2 cans of chili beans
2 cans of kidney beans
2 cans of diced tomatoes
1 can of small tomato sauce
1 can of tomato paste
1 pk of chili powder
1 onion
clove of garlic
and various spices

brown up the ground deer meat with an onion, glove of garlic, half the pack of chili powder, pinch of ground black pepper, salt, oregano in a skillet. While you have that going heat up the beans, tomatoes and other half of the chili powder in the crock set to low and cook it all day. When the meat is ready blend it into the crock and let your chili cook all day. It smells wonderful and you wont be able to tell its deer meat.
I love the deer meat because its very lean and no grease at all. :)

mr_ed1966

06:12 pm - hippo birdie

Having a happy birthday today listening to my birthday present (Kraftwerk's The Collection cd box set)while making beignets with my eldest son.

Have been waiting for remastered cd releases of Kraftwerk's albums for years now. Whenever they had finally arrived would have seemed like my birthday, but in fact, the at-long-last release date just happened to be the week of my birthday.

Have never made beignets before, but my eldest fell in love with them during our April visit to New Orleans. Rather than do the touristy thing and buy a box of pre-fab beignet mix, I've been shopping for a good New Orleans recipe book. Think I've found it in Cooking Up a Storm a book that compiles recipes shared in the Times/Picayune in the months following Hurricane Katrina, as folks tried to recover aspects of their lives (including countless, no doubt, long-loved family recipes) lost in the flood. I've been enjoying the stories in the book, and have been looking forward to trying recipes.

So, beignets came first (we're calling them Birthday beignets!). It worked pretty well. A flavorful, very wet batter, somewhat reminiscent of what folks use as a funnel cake batter in these parts. My problem/challenge comes in developing a technique of dropping the batter into the oil that results in an end result that resembles a donut more than the aforementioned funnel cake!

I've gotten better. The first batch resembled mutant octopi. The next couple batches resembled the ovipositor mother creature of the Alien films. I've worked my way into classic 1950s-era flying saucer shapes. Regardless of shape, there have been no complaints regarding taste!

Current Mood: beignetiful

grniiis

06:01 pm - thanksgiving weekend

Went home for a week. I knew it was too long going into it...but Dad had requested I attend their church's thanksgiving dinner the Sunday before. So I planned Tuesday nite away in Springfield.

Wish it had just been with Lori.

My brother Russ was in a horiible work accident the day before Thanksgiving. They were moving things with a 3 ton forklift, with a heavy big load...the load shifted and it pushed Russ in harm's way and caught his foot under a wheel which ran over his right foot. The pressure pushed part of his foot blown thru his heel, and the bones on the top of his foot are broken and were exposed. He almost lost his foot, and it could happen still, but there are lots of us praying for him...(prayers, positive energy, anything is appreciated). They did the first surgery that morning to put the bones into place, but his foot kept falling over so they pinned it temporarily, and now his toes are up where they should be. When they poured antiseptic on top of his foot, it ran thru his heel, that is how much of his foot was left in his boot. I haven't seen it, but I suggested to Russ to take a picture of it when they rebandage it, so that later in a couple weeks when he might get discouraged, he can see how much progress there is. He is on antibiotics now, they need the skin to heal somewhat before they will do the surgery to put in permanent pins, plates and screws, in about 2 weeks. If it isn't healing, they will do a skin graft off his back onto the top of his foot. The skin there is so thin anyway. We're of course hoping for the best, and he may be in better spirits than the rest of us would be in his shoes. He said he still couldn't look at it very long. His boss is taking care of all the medical expenses, and promised to make sure Russ has enough money aside from the workman's comp.
I don't think my brother had any idea how many people love and care about him before this. It is about time he realized how great he is.

what_a_crock

kira_snugz

08:32 am

3 hour easy apple cider

i have been craving hot apple cider lately in a crazy sort of way, and i would swear that one of the grocery stores in town used to cell bottles apple cider at this time of year. but all the stores in town have no apple cider, and i can only get to starbucks so often.

so i decided that i would make my own mulling spices mix and make my own apple cider.
and then i walked past the holiday tea display, and i thought, i wonder....

needed: mini crock pot
3 cups of fresh pressed apple juice
one bag of celestial seasonings ginerbread spice tea (cinnamin and ginger flavored tea)
1/2 tsp of cinnamin sugar
1 cup of water (optional)

toss everything into the mini crock pot and turn it on, cover it and leave it for 2 hours
after two hours has passed, remove the tea bag, and leave for one more hour
pour into cups and enjoy!

i've been putting half a tsp of dulce du leche in the bottom of my mug before i add the cider, makes for a really nice caramel added taste

the added bonus to making this is how amazing your house will smell while it cooks

what_a_crock

geekmama

03:47 pm - Yam and Apple Casserole

I've never posted here before, but I made my Yam and Apple Casserole in my crockpot yesterday for our Thanksgiving feast and it turned out great! (The link goes to my cooking community, prettygoodfood.)

duran_duran

bostas

10:21 am - GREATEST DURAN MECHAMIX 2009

Here is a terrifically fun 18 minute mechamix of tracks taken from DURAN DURAN's " best of" album GREATEST

BPM = 117-140

TRACKS:
Simon Le Bon Intro
WILD BOYS
ALL SHE WANTS IS
NEW MOON ON MONDAY
SERIOUS
A VIEW TO A KILL
IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW
THE REFLEX
PLANET EARTH
HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF
GIRLS ON FILM
RIO


GET THIS MIX AT:
THE OFFICIAL MECHANISM PODCAST
http://mechanism.podomatic.com

THE OFFICIAL MECHANISM BLOGSPOT
http://mechanismpodcast.blogspot.com

THE SUPER QUALITY 320kbps MP3 VERSION
http://rapidshare.com/files/309932674/greatestduran.mp3

Current Mood: accomplished

03:00 pm - Pink Glove Dance

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/charity/pinkglove.asp

03:00 pm - Happy Eid al-Adha

http://www.snopes.com/politics/christmas/bestbuy2009.asp

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crimedoc1

10:05 pm - Funny

I saw this in today's paper and just HAD to post it here. :-)

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wtfbrain

07:09 pm - pork roast?

Last week, I bought myself a slow cooker, finally. I've tested it out with a stew-thing, and it was delicious. So yesterday, in a fit of "ooh, I can cook other things!" and after reading some pork-related posts in here, I picked up a nice pork roast, a package of cranberries (because I hate canned cranberry sauce, so I figured I could make my own), a can of apple pie filling, and some BBQ sauce. And I have mushrooms, onions, potatoes, rice, celery, and carrots. What would you guys recommend I do with this? It doesn't have to be a roast, I can slice up the meat into porkchop-shaped pieces if that helps, or possibly turn it all into some sort of pulled pork... thing?

Current Mood: hungry

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sordidpanda

12:58 am - lost is awesome

Current Mood: chipper

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fraserette

07:21 pm - Help please! Soup!

Hello all,

I think this is my first time posting here but I could use some help for a couple of recipes.

There's a pub up the street from me here that makes this amazing pea soup but the guy won't tell me the recipe because it's a family secret. It's a pea soup that is deliciously creamy and green. I have yet to find another pea soup that is green!! Can anyone help with a recipe?

Second recipe I'm looking for is a celery soup. My Canadian living magazine has one but it's made in a sauce/soup pot which as a student I don't exactly have access too (thank you multi purpose crock pot) anyone have a recipe for that?

And finally I am looking for a good winter stew. The last time I made stew it came out awful, so a good and EASY recipe would be greatly appreciated! I actually want boyfriend to eat it this time!!!

lost_tv

lostbeth

10:14 pm

I made a video about the CAST of LOST.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEC1xUE2Ku4

03:00 pm - Fort Hood Visit

http://www.snopes.com/photos/military/forthood.asp